1 Chronicles 29

1 And king David said to all the assembly: Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is as yet young and tender: and the work is great, for a house is prepared not for man, but for God.

And he said David the king to all the assembly Solomon son my [whom] one he has chosen him God [is] a youth and weak and the work [is] great for not [is] for a human person the temple for for Yahweh God.

2 And I with all my ability have prepared the expenses for the house of my God. Gold for vessels of gold, and silver for vessels of silver, brass for things of brass, iron for things of iron, wood for things of wood: and onyx stones, and stones like alabaster, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble of Paros in great abundance.

And according to all power my I have prepared for [the] house of God my the gold - for the gold and the silver for the silver and the bronze for the bronze the iron for the iron and the wood for the wood stones of onyx and settings stones of antimony and variegated color and every stone precious and stones of alabaster to abundance.

3 Now over and above the things which I have offered into the house of my God I give of my own proper goods, gold and silver for the temple of my God, beside what things I have prepared for the holy house.

And again because delight I in [the] house of God my there [belongs] to me treasure gold and silver I give for [the] house of God my upwards more than all [that] I have prepared for [the] house of the holiness.

4 Three thousand talents of gold of the gold of Ophir: and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the temple.

Three thousand talents of gold from [the] gold of Ophir and seven thousand talent[s] of silver purified to overlay [the] walls of the houses.

5 And gold for wheresoever there is need of gold: and silver for wheresoever there is need of silver, for the works to be made by the hands of the artificers: now if any man is willing to offer, let him fill his hand today, and offer what he pleaseth to the Lord.

the Gold for the gold and the silver for the silver and for every work by [the] hand of craftsmen and who? [is] making a contribution to fill own hand his this day to Yahweh.

6 Then the heads of the families, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands, and of hundreds, and the overseers of the king’s possessions promised,

And they made a contribution [the] leaders of the fathers and [the] leaders of - [the] tribes of Israel and [the] commanders of the thousands and the hundreds and [the] leaders of [the] work of the king.

7 And they gave for the works of the house of the Lord, of gold, five thousand talents, and ten thousand solids: of silver ten thousand talents: and of brass eighteen thousand talents: and of iron a hundred thousand talents.

And they gave for [the] service of [the] house of God gold talents five thousand and darics ten thousand and silver talents ten thousand and bronze ten thousand and eight thousand talents and iron one hundred thousand talents.

8 And all they that had stones, gave them to the treasures of the house of the Lord, by the hand of Jahiel the Gersonite.

And the [one who] was found with him stones they gave [them] to [the] treasury of [the] house of Yahweh on [the] hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.

9 And the people rejoiced, when they promised their offerings willingly: because they offered them to the Lord with all their heart: and David the king rejoiced also with a great joy.

And they rejoiced the people because had made a contribution they for with a heart complete they had made a contribution to Yahweh and also David the king he rejoiced joy great.

10 And he blessed the Lord before all the multitude, and he said: Blessed art thou, O Lord the God of Israel, our father from eternity to eternity.

And he blessed David Yahweh to [the] eyes of all the assembly and he said David [be] blessed you O Yahweh [the] God of Israel ancestor our from antiquity and until perpetuity.

11 Thine, O Lord, is magnificence, and power, and glory, and victory: and to thee is praise: for all that is in heaven, and in earth, is thine: thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art above all princes.

[belong] to You O Yahweh the greatness and the strength and the splendor and the eminence and the majesty for everything in the heavens and on the earth [belongs] to you O Yahweh the kingdom and the [one who] raises himself to all - to head.

12 Thine are riches, and thine is glory, thou hast dominion over all, in thy hand is power and might: in thy hand greatness, and the empire of all things.

And wealth and honor [are] from before you and you [are] ruling over everything and [are] in hand your power and strength and [are] in hand your to make great and to make strong everyone.

13 Now therefore our God we give thanks to thee, and we praise thy glorious name.

And therefore O God our [are] giving thanks we to you and [are] praising [the] name of splendor your.

14 Who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to promise thee all these things? all things are thine: and we have given thee what we received of thy hand.

And that who? [am] I and who? [is] people my that we will retain strength to make a contribution like this for [is] from you everything and from hand your we have given to you.

15 For we are sojourners before thee, and strangers, as were all our fathers. Our days upon earth are as a shadow, and there is no stay.

For [are] sojourners we before you and resident aliens like all ancestors our [are] like shadow - days our on the earth and there not [is] hope.

16 O Lord our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee a house for thy holy name, is from thy hand, and all things are thine.

O Yahweh God our all the abundance this which we have prepared to build for you a house for [the] name of holiness your [is] from hand your (it *Q(K)*) and [belongs] to you everything.

17 I know my God that thou provest hearts, and lovest simplicity, wherefore I also in the simplicity of my heart, have joyfully offered all these things: and I have seen with great joy thy people, which are here present, offer thee their offerings.

And I know O God my that you [are] testing [the] heart and uprightness you are pleased with I in [the] uprightness of heart my I have made a contribution all these [things] and now people your who are found here I have seen with joy to make a contribution to you.

18 O Lord God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Israel our fathers, keep for ever this will of their heart, and let this mind remain always for the worship of thee.

O Yahweh [the] God of Abraham Isaac and Israel ancestors our keep! this for ever [the] inclination of [the] thoughts of [the] heart of people your and direct heart their to yourself.

19 And give to Solomon my son a perfect heart, that he may keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy ceremonies, and do all things: and build the house, for which I have provided the charges.

And to Solomon son my give a heart complete to keep commandments your testimonies your and decrees your and to do everything and to build the temple which I have prepared.

20 And David commanded all the assembly: Bless ye the Lord our God. And all the assembly blessed the Lord the God of their fathers: and they bowed themselves and worshipped God, and then the king.

And he said David to all the assembly bless please Yahweh God your and they blessed all the assembly Yahweh [the] God of ancestors their and they bowed low and they bowed down to Yahweh and to the king.

21 And they sacrificed victims to the Lord: and they offered holocausts the next day, a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, a thousand lambs, with their libations, and with every thing prescribed most abundantly for all Israel.

And they sacrificed to Yahweh - sacrifices and they offered up burnt offerings to Yahweh to [the] next day of the day that young bulls one thousand rams one thousand lambs one thousand and drink offerings their and sacrifices to abundance for all Israel.

22 And they ate, and drank before the Lord that day with great joy. And they anointed the second time Solomon the son of David. And they anointed him to the Lord to be prince, and Sadoc to be high priest.

And they ate and they drank before Yahweh on the day that with joy great and they made king a second [time] Solomon [the] son of David and they anointed [him] to Yahweh to ruler and Zadok to priest.

23 And Solomon sat on the throne of the Lord as king instead of David his father, and he pleased all: and all Israel obeyed him.

And he sat Solomon on [the] throne of Yahweh - to king in place of David father his and he was successful and they listened to him all Israel.

24 And all the princes, and men of power, and all the sons of king David gave their hand, and were subject to Solomon the king.

And all the officials and the mighty [men] and also all [the] sons of the king David they gave a hand under Solomon the king.

25 And the Lord magnified Solomon over all Israel: and gave him the glory of a reign, such as no king of Israel had before him.

And he made great Yahweh Solomon upwards to [the] eyes of all Israel and he put on him majesty of royalty which not it had been on any king before him over Israel.

26 So David the son of Isai reigned over all Israel.

And David [the] son of Jesse he reigned over all Israel.

27 And the days that he reigned over Israel, were forty years: in Hebron he reigned seven years, and in Jerusalem three and thirty years.

And the days which he reigned over Israel [were] forty year[s] in Hebron he reigned seven years and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three [years].

28 And he died in a good age, full of days, and riches, and glory. And Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

And he died in old age good satisfied of days wealth and honor and he reigned Solomon son his (in place of him. *LA(bh)*)

29 Now the acts of king David first and last are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer:

And [the] matters of David the king former and latter there they [are] written on [the] words of Samuel the seer and on [the] words of Nathan the prophet and on [the] words of Gad the seer.

30 And of all his reign, and his valour, and of the times that passed under him, either in Israel, or in all the kingdoms of the countries.

With all kingdom his and might his and the times which they passed over him and over Israel and over all [the] kingdoms of the lands.